Say It Ain’t So

IN recent months, Republicans in Congress have finally seemed to complete a circuit that began with their complaints about Democratic abuses of power fifteen years ago. Then, House Speaker Jim Wright was one of the GOP’s favorite symbols of Democratic imperiousness and loose ethics. One of the controversies that helped sink Wright was the help he gave a business partner and supporter – in the form of $30 million worth of earmarks for a dubious development project.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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Say It Ain’t So

IN recent months, Republicans in Congress have finally seemed to complete a circuit that began with their complaints about Democratic abuses of power fifteen years ago. Then, House Speaker Jim Wright was one of the GOP’s favorite symbols of Democratic imperiousness and loose ethics. One of the controversies that helped sink Wright was the help he gave a business partner and supporter – in the form of $30 million worth of earmarks for a dubious development project.